Shes been frustrated over that investigation but still says the decision was wents. Chief went has never been a subject of the investigation of Sexual Misconduct in this department. It is also clear that im extremely angry about the alleged misconduct in this department. That announcement came late last night with the mayor and city administrator making the announcement that went was out. And that bart Deputy Police chief ben farrow is the interim chief. Now at this point, theres no time line on when a permanent replacement will be chosen. Chief went released a statement reading in part, i am so proud to have served oakland over the course of my two decade long career. When i took this job as interim chief, i vowed to help move the department forward and make oakland safer by foraging a strong relationship with members of this diverse community. Im proud to have done that. Councilman noel said he was talking with the chief about the over time budget and says he wants to talk to the for
Economist john silvia will be joining us to kick things off. First, lets get to the guys in new york. Joe, my heart is breaking. I was traveling yesterday and out last night. I missed all of the masters disaster, been reading about it this morning, checking this stuff out. 11 inches . Missing . Ernie ells. Becky, im telling you yes, not you. Right. I read what he said this morning, and my heart really went out to him. After being so great you know what he said . He said, i got up to that first three footer for bogey. Number one is a really hard hole, and all the greens are really hard. Theyre so fast. The holes are cut so sharp. Theyre very scary. What he said really got to me. He said, i couldnt pull the putter back. I know that feeling so well. Its because hes still got the right hand low. I can tell you that ernie is going to be i dont think hes clawing yet, but i cant say for sure. But hes going to have to do something called the claw. Thats the only way. Also, what i found did you
Its going to get a little breezy in the afternoon. Jen, are you ready for traffic. Reporter i am. I am out of time, apparent apparently, i will go real fast. 71, i75 looks good. We have construction to talk about, but right now we have no problems on our interstates, so were off to a good Saint Patricks day. Guys over to you. A franklin stepmother is in jail suspected in the death of her 4yearold stepson. Police say that ana richie put her the childs legs in scalding water. By yesterday, Austin Cooper was not breathing and he died in the hospital. And how the child died is still under investigation. Theres a new idea going on home less people in a job getting people back on their feet, but getting the city council make it happen is not so easy. It will take 50,000 to fund a Pilot Program to get the jobs in apart. A lot of our employers are not willing to take a risk on homeless individuals, they believe its going to be too difficult to get them working. This is going to show them with
Why curry was in the road. Many of you are getting ready to head out on your morning drive and channel 9 is learning some of you may be more at risk for crashes than others. This month alone there have been a half dozen crashes from gilead to sanford road in huntersville. Eyewitness News Reporter joe bruno is live along that road to show us some of the issues theyre s. Highway patrol troopers tell channel 9 that there isnt much they can do because of the i77 toll lane construction and the placement of the safety barriers. Now, according to Highway Patrol, i77 is, quote, a mess of a road. So far this year, there were 228 crashes on the stretch through charlotte. 240 in february and 162 crashes in march already. Troopers we spoke with say there isnt much they can do because of the construction. According to Highway Patrol, the barriers make matters worse. There is no way to move wrecks parts of i77 resulting in long backups to an already congested inter. Prior to the construction startin
Secretary of state. Reporter Hillary Clinton is facing sufficient questions about ben facing tough questions about benghazi, libya. Why were there so many requests for security and equipment and why were those requests denied in washington . Reporter clinton said she was appearing in honor of the four americans who died in 2012. Im here to honor those we lost and to do what i can to aid those who serve us still. Reporter this is the third time clinton has testified on capitol hill about the attacks. Once again, she accepted responsibility for security lapses. Before i left office, i launched reforms to better protect our people in the field and help reduce the chance of another tragedy happening in the future. Reporter democrats and even a few republicans have argued this hearing is nothing but a bipartisan effort to derail clintons president ial campaign. Clinton is a Democratic Front runner for president. Candidates in both parties will be watching her. Closely, looking for a comment